rejoin

rejoin1
verb
  1. [with obj.]join together again; reunite
    重新接合；使再结合
    the stone had been cracked and crudely rejoined.
    这块石头被砸裂后，又被马虎地重新接合。
    ■return to (a companion, organization, or route that one has left)
    重返，重新加入（组织，路线）；重与…为伴
    the soldiers were returning from leave to rejoin their unit.
    休假后士兵正在返回部队。
rejoin2
verb
  1. [reporting verb]say something in answer to a remark, typically rudely or in a discouraging manner
    应答；（顶撞地）回答；反驳
    [with clause]Harry said that he longed for a bath and soft towels, to which his father rejoined that he was a gross materialist.
    哈里说他渴望能洗澡和用软毛巾，他父亲顶了一句，说他是个粗俗的物质主义者。
语源
  1. late Middle English (in the sense 'reply to a charge or pleading in a lawsuit'): from Old French rejoindre, from re- 'again' + joindre 'to join'
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